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Endgame is finally in cinemas as Avengers fans get to scratch the itch of wonder that has been plaguing them ever since Infinity War gave us the greatest storyline we’ve seen in a while.

Now the punters are finally seeing what the Russo brothers, Joe and Anthony, had up their sleeves all this time, right in front of our faces, it’s time to head to the post credits scene.

For eons we’ve watched the 21 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (not counting Endgame) delight us with post credits scenes that give us hope and a tinge of what’s to come.

It started with Nick Fury turning up at the end of Iron Man in 2008 and telling Tony Stark he was part of a bigger universe.

Oh was he ever! (Oh by the way, there are spoilers ahead.)

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Over the years it hasn’t given entire plots away (sometimes it’s a mere speech that has nothing in particular to do with the wider epic), but with Infinity War it was a chance for us to see Captain Marvel’s introduction to things.

This is it, people (Picture: Marvel)

It got the cogs turning; the theories sprouting.

***Your last warning about the spoilers***

When it comes to Endgame, though, there is no post credits scene. And our hearts hurt.

There is a slight treat right at the end though, for those with their ears tuned in, where you can hear a clanging noise.

For fans of the series that know every noise and sound effect of the past movies it’s a tough one to pinpoint. However Marvel this week confirmed the sound was from 2008 when Tony Stark was making Iron Man’s first armour. Pretty special, right?

But what does the last of footage for the future mean?

Like the final sentence of That Really Good Book you were reading, the film ends a little hard on the soul – where is that point to the next frontier?

It’s no secret this is, as they say, we’re nearing the end of Phase Three in the MCU but it goes deeper than that – while we’ve gone through the two earlier phases this closes out the Infinity Saga which is what the Avengers has been working towards since 2008’s Iron Man kicked off this whole palaver that has taken over our lives since.

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We know the universe is going to continue with Spider-Man: Far From Home which is seen as the true arc rounding out Phase Three.

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When it comes to the fourth phase, there’s likely to be a Captain Marvel sequel, another Black Panther, a Black Widow spin-off, Doctor Strange 2, perhaps another Ant-Man and the introduction of the pre-Avengers, The Eternals, along with Shang-Chi.

So it makes sense we’re left hanging here because, quite literally, we’re starting a whole new parallel that has nothing to do with the fight the avengers were faced with over the past decade.

All is not lost, though. If we’re going to unpack the credits, there is still some light gifted to us in the form of the send-off the OG avengers got.

The likes of Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans and Roberty Downey Jr were paid homage to with their very special section of credits.

The music swelled unlike the rest of the characters (who, too, got their special image projected onto the screen but not with this amount of heartwarming meaning) and the actors’ signatures were scrawled along with their characters’ faces.

So never fear if you’re heading off to the cinema for another round, there is something to be gleaned from Endgame. So much, in fact.

Avengers: Endgame is in cinemas now.

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